By Emelie Rutherford President Obama said yesterday he will not back down from vetoing Pentagon funding legislation and reiterated his opposition to weapons programs with varying levels of congressional support: the F-35 jet's alternate engine, F-22 fighter, and VH-71 presidential helicopter. Obama, in a speech at a Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Phoenix, said the United States "cannot build the 21st century military we need, and maintain the fiscal responsibility that America demands, unless we fundamentally reform the way…
Obama Stands By Defense Veto Threat, Foresees New Military ‘Blueprint’
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